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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , SUNDAY , JUNE 28 , 18D1-SIXTJ3EN PAGES. 15
MILLIONS IN MEXICAN MINES ,
V. ! $ old and Silvar Hole * Whioh Hava Been
4f > Worked For Centuries.
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* THEY ARE OPEN TO EVERY FOREIGNER.
Jlo\v .Sure-Pooled IndlniiH Cllinl ) Per *
jicnilloiilnr I'olcs Loaded I\Vrli
J'recloiis Ore KiiKliHli null Ainer-
lutui Capital Invested.
1K > 1 I'M 1'ranlt n. Carrntfr\ \
7. UJATRCA 8 , Mox , , Juno . [ Special Cor-
tcspondoncoof Tin : Bnt.J : A city of 51,000
people n milo and nhalf nbovo the sou. A
great jumble of Hat roofed , box shaped houses
built up clo o to cobbloitcno sidewalks nbovo
a network of tumid * which run In nnd nut ,
across nnd nbovo each other with nil the
wanderings of Hosamond's bower.
These tunnels dug through veins of solid
allvcr. Silver In specks all around and about
you from the hUmlraiN of mlnos which dot
the sides of the mountains , to the clear sil
very sky which hanps overhead. This Is n
b.iro outline of the grout Mexican city of Zac-
ntccas , Hero everything Is silver. In the
flays of C'ortcs the mlnot were worked , nnd
from then till now the work liui gene on giv
ing hundicds of millions to the world. It
goes on still nnd under my foot the Autoes of
today are working nw.ty as they did In the
past , and across the way I see the mules
tramping their hoofs off In the vitriol nnd
quicksilver with which the ore Is mixed In
order to reduce It for the market. Moxlco
has given to the world mare than four thou-
and million dollars' worth of ( 'old and silver
and much of the latter has como from hero.
This whole region Is full of silver. The
mountains on every side nnd In fact In nearly
every part of Moxlco are Hllad with ore , nnd
from the 1'acldo ocean to the Gulf of Moxlco
there Is n vast country of incalculable possi
bilities. Travelers nnd old Mexicans tell me
that the .southern part of the country Is even
richer in minerals than the northern
paat nnd nil agree that the land has
not us yet boon prospected. The western
coast contains undeveloped rations of cold
tntl silver , and this will soon bo opened to the
allroads. In Chihuahua , Just north of here ,
there are mlnos out of which $ ! ! 14,000,000
have been tauon In nbout one hundred aim
thirty years , and seven days' ride by sta o to
the west of these are the Bartnpllas tnlnoj ,
Which nro owned by Governor Shepherd , and
out of which ho Is talcing great quantities of
! -r good oro. So far ho has put all his pro Ills
back Into his mines , and ho Is , I am told , de
veloping thorn on the same magnificent scale
that ho Improved Washington. Ho Hvos in
the hopi ] of a vast fortune in the future , and
Is spending , It Is said , in 1 in proved machinery
nnd fine mining furniture what any Mexican
or ordinary American would consider a for
tune. About twelve miles from ( Jhlhuahua
there is a liltlo mining territory the si/.o of nn
Ohio township , oraboutsU miles square. It
is among the mountains , and in it more than
Uvo hundred mines have been developed.
i'lm veins run deep down Into the earth , nnd
fifty of the shafts are moro than six hundred
foot deep. Those mines have boon worked
for nearly ten generations , nnd the tnlnos of
Governor Shepherd nro 2. > 0 years old. They
have already cost millions nnd It Is easy to
upend millions In the development nnd fur
nishing of a mino. The count of Uogla , who
made so much out of the famous mines ut
Pnchuctt , spent , it Is said , fc3r > UO,000 on his
reduction works of nn hundred years ngo.but
ho cleared J. 00,000 a year out of them for
twelve years , nnd was so rich that ho had n
way of making his dlstlngulsod guots
walk on bars of silver when they
cnmo to sco him. It was one
of his descendants who founded ns n
charity the government pawnshop of Mexico
nnd tlic original count who began life by
driving mules nnd who bought his title for a
cool $ lnou,000 , when ho struck it rich , had
the check to nsk the king of Spain to conio to
visit him nnd told him ho would pinto the
walls of his bedroom with stiver If ho would
do so , und that wherever ho walked about the
place , ho should have the paths paved with
Bllvor bars. Count Uegln made nn Immense
fortune , and those mines nro among the
largest in tbo world.
j'm- Knjjllsli Cnpltnl In AflncH.
" " t on these very mlnoi , some English
capitalists lost millions. Thov spoilt some
thing Illto # ' , ' 0,000,000 in developing thorn
some years ngo , nnd got out loss ttwn throe-
fourths of that araotint. This was nt the
time that England had her last great craze
for American Investments. It was about
fifty years ago. and they then lost moro than
950000,000 In Mexican mines. They have n
similar craze today , which extends to all kinds
of syndicate enterprises in the United States.
They nro buying our breweries , our salt
* works , our Iron foundries , nnd our railroads ,
- nnd tlio same Is the cnso with Mexico. A
great deal of English capital is now coming
hero , nnd though they have boon trying to
swallow ut ) the cotton factories and other in
dustries , their chief investments have boon
in mines nnd ostntes. f saw an American at
Slluo who has sold out his mlnos near Guana-
buato to nn English company nt n big prolit
nnd has hold enough of the stocK to flvo him
n big thing out of the pro Ills If they mnko
miy. Ho gets n good salary for managing the
mlno nnd is now plnclng on the market a big
mining zone In Sonora , on the west coast ,
" ) which ho has discovered.
JlcopuniitK Wnusr I osfjml Alines.
A grcut deal of cupl-.nl Is now going into
the redevelopment of old mines In Moxlco.
Iluniboldt estimated that there wore 11,000
in I n os In operation In Moxlco at the begin
ning of the coutury , nnd If the legends are
correct there was never so great n success In
Mexican mining ns nt the time whou the
Spaniards were overthrown nnd driven out
of the country In 1S-M. when the republic
was founded. During the revolutions which
followed each other In quick succession ,
these mines were nbandoncd. They became
filled with water and names nnd records ,
nnd In fact the very locations of many of
them were lost. Others of the old mines had
paid very well until the minors struck wator.
The pumpUg machinery of the time was
such ns to preclude their being worked fur
ther , and they have from time to time boon
abandoned. Such nuiuw nro to bo found all
over the great mining territory of Moxlco ,
nnd there nro hundreds of men on the look
out for good ones. If Humboldt's figures nro
correct , there must bo nt least two thousand
mines yet to bo reclaimed , nno the search
for these Is active. A number of Americans
nro among the seekers. They talk with the
Indians , look up the old legends nnd now nnd
then they llml n mlno which they can pump
out with our modern numps nnd strike u bo
nanza Jest under the water. I mot a Denver
man who was going to n mlno which ho had
discovered In this wny In the stnto of Uur-
niiKO. Ho owned It In company with Henry It.
"VVoleott. and n Kansas City man , nnd ho told
ino they nro making it pay , though it cost
them $ . > n ton to got llio ere from the inln&t
to the railroad nnd to the Denver smellers.
AVcivltli In tlio Kut'iiNu.
Sfl'iator Tnbor Is having some trouble with
nn old inlnu which ho is ro-ctovelnplng. Ho
bought nn interest In the mlno for * SO,000
und ugreoil to erect reduction works nnd bo-
( tun to tunnel through the side of the hill to
trlko the vein in thnt wny. Whlto they
were tunneling ho did not want his mill to
llo lilto nnd began to work on some rafuso
Which tba owners had thrown aside ns not
} worth bothering nbout. It paid so well that
lie kept nt it , nnd now it Is atu that the
original owners nra ranking , \ eroat fuss bo-
ciUHii he U not working on the mlno Itself ,
The probability U thnt the mutter will bo
icttled without trouble and that ho will
ninko a big thing out of thu mlno , ns ho has
out of RO many In Colorado , Tlio fact is that
n Mexican unno , to DO considered n good
strike , tnu t bo for bolter than what would
bo considered n good mlno In the United
Btntcs. Minors won't touch ere here that
would bo lookod'upou ns splendid ere In Cal
ifornia or Novnila. A Mexican mlno must
nan out nt least $30 to tbo ton or it is not
thought worth oponUlng. In the United
btaics If It u worth f.H ) a ton It U n good
ttlno.
Uow Sllncs uro Hold.
I had the Idea that tlm mining laws of
Mexico were los * snfo than these of llio
United States , nnd thnt Americans nml for
eigners had not the greatest security of prop
erty. I have made many Inquiries among
minors , both Mexican and foreigners , nnd I
nnd that this Is n mlstnko. The Mexican
mining laws nro among the host In the world.
They nro rigorously enforced nud there Is no
country whore the minor of nny nntlonnllty
has n bettor chunco than hero. The lawn
permit nny man to claim a mine , but m order
to hold his tltlo ho must work nt least four
men In It for twenty-six consecutive weeks
every year. If ho falls to do this , his mlno
however good can bo ' 'denounced" ns It Is
called by nny third party nnd the govern
ment will recognize thnt party's right to It If
ho takes the mlno nnd fullllU the nbovo con
ditions. Uood mines nro carefully watched
hero nnd failure to work thorn results In their
lojs. As long ns the law Is compiled with ,
the minor whether Mexican or foreigner Is
protected. A record has to bo kept nt nil
mlnos In Spanish of the work done , nnd the
only cases In which the government grants n
feo-sluiplo tltlo to minus is wuoro the com
pany gets n concession of zone by ngrcolng to
keep thirty-four minors constantly employed
nnd within llvo years to build reduction
works at an oxponiu of at least n quarter of
n million dollars. Thosa mining zones uro
very vnlurhlo sometimes nnd they nro not
granted without Investigation. They com-
prho nt times from ton to twenty square
miles of land nnd the company having the
right to onu of them cnn work thirty claims
upon It and have the right to "dcnounco" nnd
work such other claims In the zone whoso
owners do not fulllll the law. They do not ,
as I understand , have nny right except to the
mineral products of thu land.
Smelting In Jlr.xloo. ,
Until now the United States has done n
great part of the smelting of Mexican ores.
Thu provisions of the no * tariff In regard to
load is driving them to England and Ger
many and several largo smelters nro being
erected In Mexico. The McKlnloy bill llxod
the tariff on lead so that It makes the lead In
n ton of silver ere cost so much thnt it It
practically prohibitory. An American is
building ono of those now smelters at San
Louis Potosi. It will soon be completed nnd
will bo , It Is said , the biggest smelter In the
world. It can probably bo run cheaper hero
than in the United Statoj , as labor is much
cheaper.
I'rlmltivo Method of Working.
The most of thu work In the mines in Mexico
ice Is done by the Moxicnn Indians. They
make splendid minors and they never strike.
Tliuy get nil tbo wny from 50 cents to M n
day , don't get drunk and work right along.
Here at JCacatecas there are thousands of
them nnd you will not Und n quieter or moro
orderly town of 10,000 people In Now Eng-
Innd than this city of 50,000 here In Mexico.
An old California ! ! who has mined In both the
Sierras and the Uooklos nnd who hns largo
interests near Gunnahuato , tolls mo ho thinks
these are better workers and bettor men than
the miners of our country. They are satis
fied with what they got and they are moro
polite than wo aro. They are for ninny
things cheaper than machinery and the old
est of these Mexican mines nro run on the
processes of n generation nnd moro ago.
The ladders up which the ere is carried by
these Indians in bags here at Zacato-
cas are merely logs or rafters with
notches cut Into them about eight
inches apart , nnd the wonder is that inou do
not fall daily. They do lose their balance
sometimes , I nm told , and nro crushed to
piece * ut the bottom of the mi no , but as a
rule they are sure-footed , nnd I snw men
working who had passed thfeir thrco-scoro
years. All of the minors wear but llttlo
clothing in the mines. They do most of their
wont barofootcd and barelegged , and the lit
tle clothing they have on Is searched before
they leave the mines to see if some silver hns
not slipped into it by mistake. The average
Aztec has little Idea of property rlchts , and
he takes what ho can got ns n gift from God.
In some of tbo mlnos the men nro searched by
three different sots of men , nnd they concent
the silver under their arms , in their oars nnd
under their toes , and in fact in every con
ceivable manner and place. Mexican honor
Is not built on the conscientious Calvanistio
plan , and the mine owners take every pre
caution.
CriiRhltiK and AVnHhlliK Ore.
The mines about hero are not quite as old
as these of Pachuca , but they were being
worked twenty-eight years after Monto/uma
died. About the same time the mines at
Gunnahuato were found. They have been
worked ever slnco , and out of them has como
n great part of the $1.000,000,000 worth of
gold uud silver which Moxlco has given to
tha world. It is estimated that the mines of
the country now turn out $ : iO,000,000 worth
every year , nud I saw a stream ut
Guunnhuato which contains the refuse
washings of the mines there , and
which is said to carry off about
$1,000,000 worth of silver every
year , There were llttlo knots of dark-faced ,
bare-legged , black-haired , big-hatted Indians
washing the dirt of this over and over ngaln
to catch something of what tbo big works
had thrown away , but n largo percentage is
never gotten. After the ere is dug , blasted
and picked out of the mines , it is crushed In
a most primitive way by dragging n sort of
millstone uround over it , nnd when it hns become -
como line enough it is reduced by what is
known ns the patio process. Imagine a grent
round vat of chocolato-colorod mud n footer
or so deep and in the center of this n Mexican
Indian in dirty shirt nnd whlto cotton pants
rolled up to his thighs. Lot him hnvo four
ronos in his hand and to each of these lot
there bo attached ono or two or three mules.
Put u long wulp in the other hand nnd lot
"
him thrash "tho mules vigorously with this
keoplntr them on n dog-trot ns they plow their
way uround nnd around nnd through nnd
through the chocolate mud for hours until It
Is thoroughly mixed. This chocolate mud is
the crushed stiver ere which has boon chem
ically treated and Is now being mixed with
vltrol , salt and quicksilver In order that the
silver la tha ere may bo united with the
qulcksllvorntid this bo reduced by chemicals ,
washings and evaporation until tbo silver Is
run out In bars or bricks I saw this sort of
work going on In many places , nnd I counted
twelve mules trotting around in ono of these
big mud vnts. They were sorry-looking nni-
ii ) ills , and In the vat beside them
I saw what looked lilo broken-down ,
bob-mil car liorsos. Upon Inquiry
I learned that onlv the oldest und poorest o'f
unimnls were used , ns tno quicksilver rotted
off their lioof.s in n year or two nnd they had
to bo killed. The process Is by no mennrt nn
economical ono , ns it wastes nbout twenty
par com of the ore , nnd it may bo that In tlio
future the old streams of Moxtco mnv bo ro-
wnshod by our modern processes. Practical
mining Is In fact in Its infancy in Moxlco ,
nnd the Mexico of the future will produce n
much greater quantity than has tlio Mexico of
the past. So far , It is said that uvory dollar
of gold and silver taken out of Moxlco bus
cost n dollar's worth of labor to got it , The
failures nnd waste hava eaten up tlio
profits und whlla many hnvo grown rich ,
many huvn boon worked to death and bnvo
gained nothing ,
nroat Future I'rnHpputs.
There nro , however , no bettor mining Holds -
In the world today than hero. Tno hills of
the old regions seem to bo Inexhaustible , nnd
the now Holds nro mtuiv. The now railroads
that are being built nil over Moxlco wlllopon
up much now territory. Attention is now
being turned to the west und south , and I
heard it predicted today by n man largely In
terested in mines , who has travelled "over
Moxloo for years , that this country will bo
the scouo of the next great mining excite
ment , and that it will surpass that of Cali
fornia In 1SI1) ) . Suldhu : "If you will take n
map of Moxlco nnd draw n line from Tain-
nice on the Gulf of Moxco to Mnzntlln , you
will divide the country Into two somewhat
equal parts , Tlio upper ono of these con
tains the greatest of the mlnos now known ,
but they nro nothing In comparison with thu
mines which nro yet to bo developed In the
south. The best of our gold mines
of the future will ho In the south ,
nnd the now railroad that is now being
pushed down townrds the Isthmus will open
the eyes of both Mexicans and foreigners ,
Moiituzumu got n grout part of the millions
of dollars which ho gave to Cortez from the
southern provinces , nud onu of his proscnts
was a pluto of solid gold as big us n wagon
wheel. In tno atnto of Oaanca there uro Uuo
gold mines , and in Sonorn there U n vast Hold
of minerals that U known to no one. The
number of Americans who have Invested In
Mexican mines Is rapidly increasing and I ox-
poet to see moro English and American capi
tal conio here during the future than over
boforo. There Is , of course , n fair chnnco to
lee , but there is also u fair chanca to win ,
and both In the redevelopment of old proper
ties nnd In the opening up of now , I bcllovo
there Is money to bo inndo by nny man who
Is possessed of n fair amount of capital nud
an ordinary amount of uorvo and good busi
ness judgment , ! ' FIUNK G. CAIU'K.STKU.
A Good Temperance Uovorugo
during the spring and summer , avoid nlaho-
llo drinks nnd usn tiotorinn ginger ulo.
bottled Ut Rtnalilnr Snrinira Mil ,
WAR AND WEATHER DIVORCED
Congress has Granted lha Dcoreo to Take
Effect in July ,
CHANGES IN SIGNAL SERVICE CONTROL.
Horcnftor AVontlicr Forecasts Will bo
Alatiiil'auturcd by the Agricultural
Depart men i 1'reillct oil Uo-
HIlltH Ol' tllO O
A bill which pixsioJ congress nnd was
signed by the oroslJont on October 1 last
will marl : a now era in onu of tlio most Im
portant bureaus of the government. This
bill provides Tor the transfer of the weather
bureau of the signal sorvlco from the war de
partment to the department of agriculture ,
the cluinK'O to bo made July 1.
Tno present signal sorvlco corps has been
established slnco 1870 and General Albert
Myor was the llrst , chief signal ofiluor. Of
lalo years the work has grown to such on ex
tent that It bcctimo nocossnry to drop many
of the militiry features. It has boon part of
nn observer's duty , besides being thoroUKhly
posted In motoorolOR.v , to keep up his studies
In signaling , both visual and sound.
This matter of military signaling Is provid
ed for In the now bill , which calls for a body
of llfty men , all experts In tlio manual of
signals , to hold the rank of sergeants of the
lino. This will bo the only military organisa
tion In tbo world which is caiiiDoseJ entirely
of oflicors.
The duties of those sergeants will bo to
Instruct the enlisted men of the army in the
art of signaling by heliograph , Hag and tot oh
and to operate and maintain the military
lolocrnph lines on the frontier.
The work of the service that Is to bo trans
ferred to the agricultural department is the
forecasting of the weather , the Issuance of
storm warnings , the display of weather and
Hood signals for the benefit of commerce ,
agriculture and navigation , the ganging and
reporting of rivers , tbo tiuinlalnanco ana
operation of sea coast telegraph lines and
the collection and transmission of
marine intelligence , the reporting of
touipuraturo and rainfall , display
of frost and cold wave signals and the taking
and distributing of general metcrologleal
Oil til.
Change of this service has boon agitated
for years , but the bills which have conio be
fore congress in the interest of the transfer
have always licon fought by prominent
ofllcinls of the country. In the corps itself
the majority of the men nro in favor of the
rhango as It will materially increase their
pay besides placing them in civil llio and
doing away with many of the objectionable
features of the military service.
As the service now stands , considering the
work expected of the men nnd tlio" accuracy
and promptness with which this class of
work has to bo performed , the men of the
signal service nro the poorest paid under the
government. In the service today no man
car. tell how long ho will remain on
ono station. Frequently nn observer no
sooner becomes acqunlntcd'with the climatic
conditions of the locality in which ho is bta-
tlonod than ho Is ordered to some now post ,
perhaps n thousand miles away. These men
are expected to bo ready to leave at a mo
ment's notice , and these frequent changes
greatly increase their work and. in many in
stances , make it unreliable so fur as accurate
predictions are concerned.
"If under the now bureau , " said nn old
signal service man , "tho service can bo kept
free from politics and the men allowed to re
main ou ono station , so as to be able to study
the local peculiarities of the ellmato and become -
'
como familiar'with the section of country in
which they are stationed , the work of the
service will no doubt increase considerably
in oflloioncy.
"Tho great danger will bo the introduction
of politics into the department and the plac
ing of men wholly incompetent in positions
where only old nnd experienced meteorolo
gists should bo.
"General Greolv is without doubt the best
chief signal oftlaor the army over liad.i tin
being far more of a scientist than any of his
predecessors in the oillco. Slnco the general
assumed command of tlio signal corps there
has boon many improvements in the service ,
all tending to the public the most reliable information - ,
formation possible : When asked to give his
views on the trotisfor General Greoly said
that ho thought the scheme a bad ono , as it
would impair the oftlcioncy of the sorvlco and
tend to make It a political machine.
"For the good of the sorvlco It is to bo
hoped that General Greoly will romaln"lti
onargo ot the weather bureau ! "
As the orders now stand the chief signal
ofllccr will have command of tho'luSW 'Signal
corpb only after July 1.
The twelve lieutenants of the signal corps
have all been detailed to the line , some going
to the artillery and cavalry , but.thp'WajpiJIty ,
wore assigned to the infantry
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ing in sacks to Bolvldoro , Davonport.
Donlpbau , Kdgnr , Fulrbury , Fmrfiela nod
StooloUlty. Tobias , McCool Junction nnd
Mllllgun are reached by horse route from
Falrbury ; Hebron Is tupplled from 1 ] el vi
de ro.
ro.At Columbus connection U alia made with
On.
OMAHA RUBBER CO.
.
I/.T
{ 520 Farnam St. , New Store in PAXTON BL'K ' , Cor16th St.
LADIES "GLOVE FITTING" GOODS
and all other goods AT
RETAIL
n train from Platte Centre , Humphrey , Madi
son nnd Norfolk , nnd a horse run Is made to
Wagner.
At Grnnd Island nho n fast freight Is
cauuht which supplies Elm Creek , Uibuon ,
( Jothcnborg , ICcarnov , Lexington , Shelton ,
Wood Hlver nnd North Platte. Tin : BEE
reaches the last mentioned place nt 220 ; p. m.
Its would-be rivals tumble in there nt 0'J. : > nt
night , seven hours latcrl It Is too Into to
road them then , nnd they are accordingly de
livered next morning , when tliey nro about
twenty-eight hours old 1
Do not forgot that Hnllor's Pain Parahvor
will cure nil cases of dysentery , relieving the
griping pain nnd restoring the bowels to
healthy action.
A FRW t'T,0.lTI\f } FACTS.
Ten days per annum Is the average amount
of sickness In human llfo.
The Tay bridge In Scotland Istholonges
bridge in the world , being 10,780 feet In
ongth.
The Mexican government runs a big pawn-
broking shop for the accommodation of tlio
peoplo.
The velocity of electricity has boon found
bv the revolving mirror inothod to bo nearly
one-half that of light. / .
The larcost passenger .engine in the cetin
try , weighing 187,000 jronnds. pulls n Koyal
Blu < line express botwC'fjh Philadelphia and
Baltimore. -
Probably the rarest sftimp in existence has
just been sold in London for ' 350. It is fan
American 5-ccnt stampHiisuod ut Brattloboro ,
Vt. , in 1810. ' -
Thu lowest body of Avntcr on the glebe Is
the Caspian sea : Its lertllms boon cradually
lowering forconturios.atid now It is eighty-
ilvo feet below the lovel-qf Its neighbor , the
Black sea.
A cane with an electric light , which will
enable Inebriated indlviflflalstollnd the num
ber of tnelr house lute l.hlght , hns boon in
vented. Now if somebody will invent n itoy
thnt will lind its way liU'd the right koy-holo
midnight closing will brjdg wholesome ] oy to
tbo householder.
Probably the liveliest'railway Junction In
tlio world is nt Clnphum , In England , where
the London , Brighton vfe South Coast and
the London & Southw"storp _ railways cross.
Between 7 o'clock In th'o morning nnd 10 nt
night 1,000 trains pass this junction an aver
age of ono every 51 seconds.
As n tobacco-growing state , Now York is
now ahead of Connecticut. The statistics
published by the census oillco glvo Now York
: t,533 ! tobacco planters as against 2,815 in Con
necticut , glvo the state a product of 0,310,135
pounds as ngnlnst 8,874,021 In the other state ,
and glvo Now York's tobacco nroa at 8,029
as ngamst Connecticut's 0,831 acres.
MlOllOIJKIttt.MCH 1 ? KI1WH URIIM
EUADIt'ATOH-Oilros till illsomoa because ttkllli
tlio microbe or KCriu. 1'utup and retailed In 12.18
nnd $3 BUGS , the latter 2 12 nallcm * Sunt uny-
wlicro prcpiiirt on receipt of price orC. O I > . Wo
Issue a Kimnmtoo to euro. Tha uuhllc. trnda nnd
lobbers auppllcd by the Uoodmnn Uruit Co . Mo-
CormtckA Iund , Oinnhu ; O. A. Molcher , Howard
Myers nnd K. J. Soykorn , South Oniah : A. 1) . Fester -
tor anil M. P. Kills , Council HlulT .
INTEREST PAID ONDEP05IT5
5.E.COR. IB" tEDUGLA55T5 ,
CAPITALS 100.000.00
DIRECTORS : A U.WYMAN-C.W.NASH.
JHMIttARD-CUY-CBARTON-C.B. LAKE.
J.J.BROWN-THOS-L.KIMBALL.
Tor loillcnl Pills.
This French romcilr ncti rtlrtw iv upon the Konora-
llvo ork'.im nnd cum * Biipprcislun tit tha moron * ,
f''urthreo for ii , itinlcun liu mallod. Shun ! . : ref bo
useil ( lurlni : prveimncr. Jobbers. UruiiKlsta unJ iu
publla Hiipplloil by Goodman Drue Co. . Oniulnv.
The New Stocking.
Knit to Fit the Foot.
Saves Discomfort ; no wrinkles , no
cramped toes. ( Notice the shape. )
Saves Darning ; the lilg toe , having
room enough , btays Inside this blocking.
A snro relief for those allllctecl with
ingrowing nnlls , corns , bunions , or un
natural Iieatnml perspiration of the feet.
ManTd by VVAUKENHOSE CO. , Boston , MaJi.
KOU SALE ItV
Jones of Omaha , 115 South l th Street.
Ifelln , Thompson & Co. , 1012 Fnrnum Street.
( lonori-Jioca , Ulcet and
cured In 2 days by the Kronch Kemoily entitled -
titled tlio KINO. It dissolves against an in
absorbed Into tnu Inflamed parts. Will refund
money If It does not cure or causes stricture
Guntlemcn , hero Is n reliable article1. $ .la
paokiiKO or 2 for J.'i per mint prepaid. Mc-
Cormlck & Lund , Omaha ; * A A Mulclinr ,
Howai i Movers and K. J. f-i'vlori. ; South
Oiniina ; A , H. Koster and JI. I' . Ellis Council
lllulTs.
_
HOTEL
77io JVtfrmiCor. . 1-tth
lithe moat HttbHtantlallu cotiHtrneted
Hotel Jltitlillna in Onialut. Se.vcral
lirni'u brick /fro icallH rliiinfiifcom
liHHcmrnt to roof. AH f/io cuiUntiH anil
floors liitcil ti-ifli Asueatosro j > ruu/
nl tin , inakinu U iinitnHHihla to burn
quid ; , * 'irncAC < tien titut flro iilnriim
tliroiiulioitt tlte bnlliilnutiteittnliettt ,
liot ami co tit imter ami mniHltiiioiii
cfcrurooni. Xablo misimujHMed itim .
where.
_ B. glLLOWAY. Prop.
HOTEL DEI/LONE.
Cor. 14th and Capitol Ave.
Just completed , has 1OO rooms , throe
stairways , from the top to the bottom , has
fine elevator and dining room sorvloo , is
fire proof throughout , fine billiard rooms
and the ftne.t toilet rooms in the city. Large
sample rooms. Suites with bath , etc. Cor.
14th and Capitol Avo. Straet car servlos In
all directions. Rates , from $2t50 to $ i
BARKER HOTEL
Mr. and Tflrs. Ooorge Van Orman have
tnlten the BARKER HOTKL under their
well-known management. This hotel Is the
best Tvo Dollar a Day House In Omaha ,
with all modern conveniences. Fire escapes
and firaprcof floors. Special -atos for base
ball nid ; theatrical compiles. Table un
surpassed.
FOR 8HLE MTISTIG HOMES
Cor. of Cass and 26th Sts. , BPk South of Cretghton College.
CLARKE - ! - HOUSES ,
The Pour Most Artistic Residences in Omaha.
Tht ) olioiio < nrui'iitlreir out ofllio clan known ni iperulitlve bulldlngi an thor nra nubitaiitUI In
conjunction nnd cu-ifinl In llnuh from iitlc to banoujunt , butli In Iha oxturlnr mid Inlurior Tliuy iiru built
of tonu borutofora u ed only In the umit oirpamlvu prlvala nuldcneos , bwlntt ( Jrajr Wurroiubiirn Thl vn-
rlolr of ilouo fin * nuvor buvn u.od kurort ) In liouioi for mlo In Omaha or cliuwlmro. Thu ligiitvi are rich
niiil sirlkln * In apiii'uraiico , with bay wlu > low . and tlio llnait qnalltr of French and ornamenial bu al pl lu
lilain. - o.N MOnm LINK. Tliu Interior tlnlib ! i luxnrlou anil Includei nil modern eonron-
Kncut and wuny lu > urle < ner r before ( urnliliMl In houiut built for sale. The wood work la all of poe ! l
dviUjn and vtrr artliltu , nml li of ilahouanr Olmrrr , illrch. Hod and VVhlto Oak and rjrcaiuoro , with hard-
wooil Hours lu hall und dlnlnu roomi. In all ruiujctt tlio o huu > e < am tlnlihod Inactordtinre with the loit
. " . ' ! * . " " ' ' " " ' " ' " ' "Hocoiit. " Tllod bath roum and tenlbuloi , oleuant * a mid eloftrlo tllurt , liUh nnd
IlKht bnieraeiit with concrete tlonr , ipoaklng tube * and ulDcttlo bolU , Hrtlitlo wood nunluli , nnet liaru
ware , citra ( juulltj plumbing , llolton i tuuiof boating , tone waU , tallormr- h ub In laumlrjr.
Decorations to Suit Purchaser. - - Easy Terms of Payment.
I'lant ana I'hotouraph at the titllco of the owner and bulldur
H.T. CLARKE , Rooms 19 and 20 Board of Trade
OF OMAHA.
ABSOLUTELY INCANDESCENT
FIRE PROOF , ELECTRIC LIGHTS
PERFECT
NOT A DARK
VENTILATION
OFFICE
IN THE BUILDING ,
NIG HT AND DAY
ELEVATOR
68 VAULTS , SERVICE.
DIRECTORY OF OCCUPANTS :
GROUND FLOOR :
E.E. NAUGLE COJlt'ANV , Telegraph Poles , CITY .
TREASURER.
.Cross Ties , Lumber , etc.
B1UIIJ & CJAYI.OKn , Koal Estate. " OMAHA REAL ESTATFJ AND TRUST CO.
01 TV OOMl'TKOLLEK. J. 1) ANTES , Rotunda Cigar Stand.
FIRST FLOOR :
THE OMAHA BEE COUNTING UOOM , Ad KRANOL. REEVKS & CO. , Cnntrnntnrq.
vertising and Subscription Departments. WESTKUN UNION TELEGRAPH OIWIOE.
AMKR10AN WATER WORKS COMPANY. CENTRAL LOAN AND TRUST CO.
JOHN FLOOD , Mim'BrTho Illustrated World. SUPEIUNTKNDENT HER HUILDING.
SECOND FLOOR.
THE PATRICK LAN1J COMPANY , Owners MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSUR.
of Dundee Place. ANOK COMPANY.
THE EOUITA11LE LIKE ASSURANCE 80-
R. . II. I1IRNEY. Nose and Thro at. OIETY OK NEW YORK. -
DR. CHARLES ROSFWATER. M. A. UPTON CO. . Knnl Estate.
ROVIDENT SAVINGS LIKE , of Now York. CHRISTIAN SOIKNOE ASSOCIATION.
THIRD FLOOR.
DR. A. MATTHEWS , Dontlst. MANHATTAN LIFE INSURANCE COM-
JOHN GRANT , Contractor for Street and Sldo- 1'ANY.
wtilk I'livomunts. DR. W. .1. OALHRAITH.
ROI1KRT W. PATRICK , Law Ofllcos. DR. OSCAR S. HOFFMAN.
EQUITY COURT NO. 1. ERNEST RtALL. Itunl Kstnto.
UNITED STATES LIFE INSURANCE CO. ,
EQUITY COURT NO. 2. of Now York.
LAW COURT NO. 4. J. M. CHAMBERS. Abstract *
FOURTH FLOOR.
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSUR V , M. ELLIS , Aroliltocj , . '
ANCE COMPANY v GEORGE W. SUF.g & COMPANY , FolloltoM of
Patents ,
CONNECTICUT MUTUAL LIFE INSUR
ANCE COMPANY. KEK , Agent fur tlnllod Stntos Accl-
'
'dnnl liisiininoi ,
- ) Coniiiuiy |
PENN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COM. JOHN LKTI1ICM. '
I'ANY. OMAHA OOAL KXO1IANGE.
IIAItTFORD LIFE AND ANNUri'Y INSURANCE K. K. K1CEN1IEUC ) . Krosi-o I'ulntor.
' " TI108. K. TUTI'LK , Sllluoii Wall I'lastor ,
ANCE .
COMJ.'AfY7 H. A. Oil KIlltY. ( Jon. Manager KUIcon Wall
MEAir INVESTMENT COMPANY. I'lustor MiuifuOo. .
WKHSTKR& HOWARD. Insurance. ALEX MOOKK , Hoil KHtiita and Loans.
IIUIIN HASH AM ) IHJOIt ( JO.
EDISON ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY. TIlEMKUOIIANTrf RETAIL ( JOM.MEIIOIAL
WESTERN OAR SKRVICE ASSOCIATION. AdKNOY.
ROSEWATER & CHRYSLER , Civil Engineers NOKTHWESTRUN HPEOIALTY co.
J. L. 11 LACK. Civil Engineer. bTAl'J.ETON LAND t'O.
FIFTH FLOOR.
HEADQUARTERS , U. S. Alt.MV , DEPART OIIIEII'AVMASTEIt. .
MENT OK ran PLATTE , as onicos. 1'AYMASTEH.
DEPARTMENT CO.MMANDnU. AHSlbTANT QUAUTRIIMASTRH.
ADJUTANT GENERAL.
' . ' '
INSl'KOTOK.SMA'LL AUMS I'UAOTIOK.
.
INSPECTOR GENERAL.
JUDGE ADVOCATE. U11IKI OK OKDNANUE.
CH1EK QUARTERMASTER. ENOlNEnUOFKIOEIt.
Oil IKK COMMISSARY OK SU1ISISTKNOE. AIDES-DE-OAMI' .
MEDICAL DIRECTOR. A SS18T A NT S U KU EON.
SIXTH FLOOR.
IIAKTMAN & COLLINS. Oast Iron Gus und UNITED STATIC LOAN ff INVESTMENT
COMPANY.
Wutvrl'lno.
THE IMPLEMENT DEALER.
G. I/AM1IERT SMITH. G. L. PLOWMAN & IIUO. , Stunostuphors.
C. V. IIKINDOKKK , Architect. L. 0 , NAHII , Loins.
AUTIlim JOlINHON , & 1HIO. , Oontrnetors. W. A. GOULD , Kiirmu.
UKKI ) 1'UINTINQ ( JO. HAMILTON LOAN AND TRUST OO.
U. P. AUMY 1'UINTINO OKKIOP.S. EDITORIAL Ing , Slmuotyplng ROOMS and OK Mailing THE HEE roums. , Ooinpos-
SEVENTH FLOOR.
THE OMAHA PRESS OLUII. i HARIIER SHOP.
S001ETY OK STATIONARY ENGINEERS , i
A few more elegant office rooms may be had by applying
to R. W. Baker , Superintendent , office on counting room door
CORTLAND
" " % I" " * * , < tf \ ' " " ' 'THI
RE - : - CLOTH
1 l-2c per square foot , By the roll
$1.40 per hundred sq.f.
James Morton&Son Co.
1511 Dodge Street , Omaha. Tel.437.
MIDI'S TRUSS ;
PRACTICAL AND BENBIUI.E.
(1'nlunt ( Kpiilloil for )
Hold * ruplnro'nnil retalin IU poiltlon umluriq-
rum lr lu , Hbioluiu fuinfurt , aOd x ' trliil ulvuu ,
If nut siMifnclorj nionor rofumlod lorurencv ( <
Dr. , Itoiewaiur , Uromiuunn , K. U IIolliuMi ami
olliura.
A. NAIDL'S , 1410 William Struct. Omaha
8
Ih Te p < ltlr turned/ fur tbe lmocJtouui ! l < jrl | >
Ufttt thouund * uf c1 of thu worst ktinl il of fontf
lUmlinn IUTB boon cured , ludecit uu ( Iron * It iiif filth
la lUnmcur , tlot I will find TWO liotu.m rucc.wllh
B VAUMIII.UTJIKATJHH on ttilt IWM | to n/Kit.
fetor Mbowlll xiail rue thulr Kifttft ami I'.O , addieo * .
T. A. hlucuui. fll. Uu I til " rl tit. , N , Vt